A World of Urban Birds - Christmas Lecture 2022
Explore the diverse world of urban birds with David Lindo. Discover surprising species in cities, learn to notice and appreciate urban wildlife, and gain a new perspective on urban ecology.
Amateur Lepidopterists and Museums - Past and Present
Explore the history and decline of amateur lepidopterist contributions to museum collections, focusing on US and UK specimens. Gain insights into changing trends in insect preservation.
The Marvel of New Guinea Birds
Explore New Guinea's extraordinary birds, unique habitats, and their significance in ornithology. Discover birds of paradise, bowerbirds, and other fascinating species in this tropical paradise.
Unravelling Diversification in Cassidine Beetles
Explore the fascinating evolution of cassidine beetles, their unique adaptations, and diverse defense mechanisms. Gain insights into phylogenetic hypotheses and evolutionary transitions within the Chrysomelidae family.
What Can Birds' Nests Teach Us About Evolution?
Explore bird nest diversity and its role in avian evolution. Discover surprising insights on nest adaptations, ecological impacts, and future challenges in a changing world.
Drawn to Extinction - Depicting the Thylacine
Explore the thylacine's extinction, its portrayal in art and science, and how colonial ideals shaped our understanding of Australian mammals. Gain insights into museum practices and their impact on wildlife perception.
Knowing and Naming: The Roots of Ethno-Ornithology
Explore the politics and cultural significance of bird naming through analysis of 7000 English folk names, examining how naming practices reflect our connection to nature.
Edward Lear and His Magnificent Parrots - Ornithological Illustrations of the Psittacidae
Explore Edward Lear's masterpiece of 42 parrot illustrations, delving into its creation, the artist's life, and his connections to 19th-century scientific and artistic communities.
A Wild Dove Chase - Rock Dove Conservation and Hybridization
Explore the overlooked Rock Dove, its hybridization with feral pigeons, and conservation implications. Gain insights into avian genomics and the process of 'extinction by hybridisation' in this ornithological lecture.
Living Madagascar - Conservation and Community Partnership
Explore Madagascar's 250-million-year journey, its unique biodiversity, and community-based conservation efforts. Learn about challenges, successes, and the future of this extraordinary island ecosystem.
The Little Owl - Small But Brave
Explore the fascinating world of Little Owls, their habitat, behavior, and conservation challenges. Learn about research findings and the crucial role of volunteers in protecting this charming species.
Scaling Up from Individual to Collective Cognition
Explore how individual cognition scales to collective intelligence in animal groups, examining navigation, decision-making, and behavioral traditions through advanced biologging and sensing technologies.
After School Animal Encounters - Movement in Nature
Explore animal locomotion with museum experts, discovering how creatures move with various numbers of legs through interactive discussions and live demonstrations.
Orders Perissodactyla and Cetartiodactyla - Lecture 7.3
Explore the unique characteristics and evolutionary history of odd-toed ungulates and even-toed ungulates, including whales and dolphins.
Orders Rodentia and Lagomorpha - Lecture 5.2
Explore diverse rodent and lagomorph families, their characteristics, and evolutionary relationships in this comprehensive zoological lecture.
Orders Pilosa and Cingulata - Lecture 3.4
Explore Xenarthra superorder: sloths, anteaters, and armadillos. Learn anatomy, conservation, and unique traits of these fascinating mammals.
Social Distancing Among Great Apes - A Comparative Study of Chimpanzees and Bonobos
Explore how chimpanzees and bonobos differ in their social distancing behaviors, and discover insights into human social flexibility through primate research at Kyoto University.
The Complex Primate: Interdisciplinary Science, Biological Organization and the Math Behind the Monkey - Chapter 2
霊長類の生物学的組織と数理的な側面について探求し、学際的な科学アプローチから複雑な霊長類の本質に迫る講義の第2章。
The Complex Primate: Interdisciplinary Science, Biological Organization and the Math behind the Monkey
Discover the interdisciplinary approach to studying primates through mathematical and biological perspectives, exploring complex organizational patterns and innovative scientific methods in primate research.
サルのフンから学ぶこと - マダガスカルにおける森づくりのしくみに迫る
Discover how lemur droppings in Madagascar reveal fascinating insights about primate ecology, feeding habits, and forest ecosystem development through research findings from Kyoto University's African studies.
Expert-Informed, User-Centric Explanations for Image Classification with Deep Learning
Explore expert-informed, user-centric explanations for image classification using deep learning. Gain insights into diagnostic feature labeling and its applications in various fields.